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Sudden death at Takapuna Beach
Source: New Zealand Police Police can advise a person has died at Takapuna Beach this afternoon. At midday, Police were advised a person was seen unresponsive in the water and...
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Man sought for escaping custody arrested
Source: New Zealand Police A 42-year-old man previously sought for escaping custody has been arrested. He will appear in North Shore District Court today charged with escapes custody. Police would...
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Nurse practitioners to deliver faster access to medicines
Source: New Zealand Government Nurse practitioners can now prescribe a wider range of medicines, helping New Zealanders get faster access to the medicines they need and improving continuity of care,...
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Media advisory: Fatal house fire incident, Sanson
Source: New Zealand Police Manawatū Area Commander Inspector Ross Grantham will speak with media this afternoon about the fatal house fire incident at the weekend. A stand-up will be held...
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Three off to court following quick Police work
Source: New Zealand Police Police on the beat have launched into action, nabbing a group of alleged burglars who broke into a convenience store in the city late last night....
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Police appeal for information following serious assault in Edendale
Source: New Zealand Police Police are appealing for information from the public following a serious assault in Edendale on the weekend. At around 10.55pm on Saturday (15 November), a woman...
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Search resumes for missing fisherman off Northland coast
Source: New Zealand Police A search for a missing fisherman off the coast of Pataua South has resumed this morning, with assistance from the Royal New Zealand Navy. Police, including...
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Greenpeace welcomes commitment to revoke seabed mining licence, calls for permanent ban
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace Aotearoa is applauding the Green Party’s commitment to revoke any Fast-track consents, licences, or permits issued for coal, seabed, and hardrock gold mining projects, describing it as a...
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PSA – IT crisis at Wellington Hospital shows risk of slashing expert staff
Source: PSA Privacy Commissioner must investigate threats to patient information The IT crisis at Wellington Regional Hospital – where clinicians are struggling with crashing systems and delayed patient care – is...
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Federated Farmers launches petition to end consenting crisis
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers is calling on farmers to sign a petition urging the Government to step in and provide certainty while the badly broken resource consent system is fixed....
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94 year old helps DOC upgrade popular track
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 17 November 2025 Peter is part of the Mount Somers Walkway Society, founded around 40 years ago. The volunteer group of mainly retired farmers is...
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Inaugural AMR Award winners Taranaki Veterinary Centre at the forefront of the fight against antimicrobial resistance in animals
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Taranaki Veterinary Centre (TVC) has taken out New Zealand Food Safety’s inaugural Antimicrobial Resistance Award thanks to their concerted efforts to reduce antimicrobial resistance...
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10 things you should know about the enigmatic eels of Aotearoa
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Eels in a stream | : Sarah Wilcox. Sleek, strong and slithery yet secretive about their sex lives. Eels/tuna are the top predators of the...
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EIT inspires pharmacist to reignite career after five-year break
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 15 seconds ago After stepping away from her career for five years to support her family overseas, industrial pharmacist Nisha James has reignited her professional...
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Fit and proper person – include your Ministry of Justice record check
Source: Maritime New Zealand Maritime NZ now requires Ministry of Justice (MoJ) criminal record checks for fit and proper person (FPP) assessments for all seafarers’ and maritime operators’ certificates. We...
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Engagement about to open for major Wellington transport project
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Those wanting to know more about one of Wellington’s largest proposed infrastructure projects are about to get their chance. Starting this weekend, and continuing to...
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Choose NZ Made over Black Friday
Source: Buy NZ Made As retailers gear up for another frenzy of imported bargains this Black Friday, Buy NZ Made is encouraging Kiwis to turn their attention homeward – to the...
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ProCare launches HealthForce NZ – supporting Primary Healthcare workforce solutions
Source: ProCare ProCare is proud to announce the official launch of HealthForce NZ, a newly rebranded workforce subsidiary designed to meet the ever evolving and increasingly complex needs of Aotearoa...
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PSA – New phase in Police Mental Health Response Change programme launching today leaves unacceptable gaps in worker and patient safety
Source: PSA The PSA is condemning the continued implementation of the Police’s Mental Health Response Change programme, saying it leaves mental health workers and patients unacceptably vulnerable to harm. The union was...
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Appointments – GUARDIANS APPOINTS NEW GM PEOPLE & CULTURE
Source: Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, manager of the $85 billion NZ Super Fund, has appointed Leona Cheffins as General Manager People & Culture,...
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Energy Sector – Electricity Authority proposes reining in high up-front charges to connect to electricity networks
Source: Electricity Authority Excessively high up-front costs to connect to electricity networks can be a barrier to development, slow down electrification and leave New Zealanders worse off, says the Electricity Authority...
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Tāmaki Makaurau welcomes thousands of delegates at world’s largest Indigenous education conference WIPCE 2025
Source: World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education (WIPCE) 2025 Haere mai e ngā iwi taketake o te aoHaere mai ki ahau o Ngāti WhātuaKi Te Kahu Tōpuni o TupeririHaere mai,...
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Feedback sought on longer-term protection for northern hoiho
Source: New Zealand Government Feedback is being sought on new proposals to reduce risk from commercial fishing to hoiho (yellow eyed penguins), Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says. “In...
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Further measures to reduce fisheries bycatch of hoiho (yellow-eyed penguin)
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Have your say Following on from the emergency closure of commercial fishing around the Otago Peninsula announced on 16 September 2025, we are consulting...
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Crackdown on underhand business practice
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is ratcheting up penalties for misleading advertising and other breaches of fair trading law to deter underhand business practice. “Once the changes take effect,...
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Delivery death underscores power line hazards
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 17 November 2025 Businesses and workers must steer clear of power lines and plan work carefully, WorkSafe New Zealand says, following sentencing for a timber delivery...
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Woman charged with murder, Kaitaia
Source: New Zealand Police A 57-year-old woman has been charged with murder following the death of a man in Kaitaia yesterday. Emergency services were called to the Okahu Road address...